The chicoms are still murdering thugs. How can anyone not notice that?
yes they are. But there are several things working against them:
The overall goal of the Communist government is to maintain it's position. It cannot do this without allowing economic freedom, but it must be positioned to control the conditions under which it is granted (they will not repeat the disaster of Glastnost).
However, that loosening of economic conditions has some unforeseen consequences: China now has sattelite television. It has internet access. Cellphones. Legions of younger-generation Chinese educated abroad. China is more connected to the outside world than ever before. With the explosion of all of these communication technologies, and a population that is simply more aware of the world outside their borders, it's only a matter of time before the words "Chinese" and "Communists" no longer appear in the same sentence.
The Government might control who makes the money and where it gets spent, but it cannot totally control the flow of information, nor it's sources, and even more eventfully, it's consequences.